Alex Smith – how he found out he was benched

ESPN’s Charlie Casserly, the former NFL general manager, reported that Alex Smith found out that he was benched from Troy Smith. Troy came into a meeting and declared he was the starter. Casserly said that’s no way to inform a quarterback he’s been benched.

Adam Schefter of ESPN believes Mike Singletary will have to win several more games to return. That, of course, means making the playoffs.